Donald Trump has called off a rally in Chicago after protests against the Republican presidential front-runner led to violent clashes. There were several violent clashes, some sparked by Trump supporters attempting to wrestle flags from protesters. One protester had to be physically removed from the stage by what appeared to be a Secret Service agent. This protester had to be carried off the stage by Secret Service.

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Authorities of the Federal Polytechnic, Ado Ekiti, on Friday raised concerns over alleged invasion and subsequent destruction of the institution’s farmlands by suspected herdsmen. The Rector of the Polytechnic, Dr Taiwo Akande, said at a pre- convocation news conference in Ado-Ekiti that the institution had lost several millions in monetary terms to the menace.

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Besides the fortune sunk into phoney arms deals, no less than N2.2billion was spent on prayers against Boko Haram, it was learnt yesterday. Former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration blew the cash on special prayers in Nigeria and Saudi Arabia to win the war.

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Fidelis Soriwei, Abuja The troops of the Nigerian Army have killed one of the 100 most wanted Boko Haram suspects in the North-East. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, said in a statement on Friday that the suspected Boko Haram commander was killed in an ambush by the troops of the 7 The post Wanted Boko Haram suspect killed in Borno, says army appeared first on Punch Newspapers.

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A global on-line discount platform aimed at subsidising expenses of serving members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and students of tertiary institutions in country is set to debut in Nigeria. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara is to launch the platform which targeted about 23 million Nigerian youths.

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The Court of Appeal, Lagos division, yesterday affirmed the five years imprisonment handed down to Nollywood actress, Ibinabo Fiberesima by a Lagos High Court for the death of one Dr. Giwa Suraj. The appellate court dismissed the appeal filed by Fiberesima challenging the judgement of the lower court for lack of merit.

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SENATE President, Bukola Saraki, yesterday,hinted that he would wear made-in-Aba materials to the Senate plenary on Wednesday.

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